Los Angeles Times The owner, Dr. Patrick Sun Siungg, became in hot water again with his news room after he appeared on the podcast by Dr. Drew Bensky and did not defend the former work of one of his correspondents.
During a 90 -minute discussion on Tuesday, Mayor Karen Bass, forest fires and her mutual admiration for the RFK JR nomination for the Minister of Health, Pinsky raised Ask Dr. Drew How the Times covered his candidacy for 2021 to the committee that supervises the services of the homeless services in Los Angeles. Bensky claimed that the Times correspondent Jacqueline Kosagerov did not contact him at that time, and called for his “disgusting” coverage.
Soon Shiong seemed to laugh at his comments about Cosgrove, who used their consciences/they, and he said this in response, “I think you are right. You know, if injustice … and it was supposed to be a news report instead of opinion … and this I think it is a mistake here.
Pinsky comments on Cosgrove and “terrible article” begin at 28:56.
On Wednesday, members of the Guild La Times sent this message to Soon-Shiong.
“In 2021, our colleague Jacqueline Kosagerov was assigned to write articles on the nomination of Dr. Drew Bensky to the committee that supervises the services of the homeless services in Los Angeles. These articles were broadcast on a large scale, as you see from the stories.”
“After publishing, the Pinsky and PodCast Host attacked Adam Carola again and again at the Carola exhibition. Carola Cosgrov described it as a” ridiculous coward “and the two made other insults in Kosagero The company at the time: “I was called a prostitute, a coward, a liar, a chicken disgust, a liar, and may have forgotten some. Cosgrove reported the harassment of several people in the company including Jeff Glasser, Shelby Grad, John Canalis and HR. “
“Yesterday, I went on Pinsky's offer, ask Dr. Drew, and Pinsky again affected the articles. He said he was” waiting for this for a long time “and he was called Cosrove again. Cosgrove and asked them to “do your soft job.”
“The wrong Pinsky comments, and your apparent support for them, invited more harassment to our colleague … we ask for a public statement to clarify that Pinsky's comments were wrong and for the company to provide Cosgrove, who was doing their work as a journalist for the Los Angeles Times. He should not support The owner of the Los Angeles Times – or maintain the attack – is unfair attacks on his employee.
A spokesman for the Los Angeles Times also issued this to the deadline: “In his offer, I ask Dr. Drew, Dr. Drew Bensky confirmed that the Los Angeles Times has published a story about his candidacy for the Los Angeles Services Authority in 2021 without calling or asking any questions And he suggested that the reports were not fair. This is not accurate.
You can find the original Cosrove article that was entitled “dr. Dru El Aynin for a homeless committee, the anger of the defenders who are wondering: Is this a joke” here. The spokesman also redirect the application for the date for comment to Soon-Shiong and we will update this story if we hear it and when we hear from it.
In October, the newspaper presented national news-while some of its employees resigned-after Soon-Shiong informed its editorial board that the time would not achieve any support in the presidential race. the Times He supported a candidate in each session since 2008, and according to CJRHe was planning to support Kamala Harris until the owner established this practice.
Soon-Shiong referred to this decision during PINSKY on Tuesday. “I mean, the decisions that we made regarding the lack of discrimination on Kamala, no one called me, but it took assumptions and then assumed and then submit opinions based on your assumptions, then continue to continue. Then you call this news … we must stop that. “
